The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1887-12-01
THE EDITORS DESK.
ON TOPICS THAT ARE
INTERESTING THE PEOPLE.
The Chronicle Expresses Its Opinion on
Passing Public Events and Questions
Of interest Now Before the People.


Passing Public Events and Questions
Of interest Now Before the People.
Z. II. BLASHFIEID. the We'll known paint
er, and his wife, who have been frequent
reside nts and close students of Florence,
have contributed to the Christmas Serb
uer', delightful paper associating some of
the most picturesque features of that city
with the scenes of George Eliot's famous
romance, tRomola" Mr. Blashtie}d has
made sixteen beautiful drawings to illus
trate it.
II Is NOT generally known that a copy Of
every book imported into this country is
examined at the Treasury Department be-
fore 1t IS permitted TO pass the Custom
House. Book, that are immoral or de
moralizing are refused admission There
5 great need of a cheek upon the impor-
tation Of the literature-(a better name
would be nastiness that finds its way
from the Paris press
THERE Is a desire on the part Of some to
secure general Prohibition law in South
Carolina. The News and Courier says
they have Prohibition enough. In South
Carolina there is an absolute prohibition
of the sale of intoxicating liquors outside
Of incorporated cities and towns, with
local option for the cities and towns
That is enough; and ought to satisfy rea-
sonable men.
Mr.. c. G. DANIELS, who has been edit
ing the Wilson Advance aud kinston Free
Press. has sold the Free Press to Mr.. W
). Herbert, Who has been for some time
local editor OF thepaper. Mr.. d. found it
necessary TO give all his time to the Adj
vance, which is steadily growing in all
ways that make a good and successful
newspaper. Mr.. Herbert has experience,
industry and integrity. He will succeed
because he Will deserve to succeed.
Col. a. K. MCCLURE, writing from
Washington to his paper, the Philadelphia
Times, says that the tobacco tax Will be
repealed by Congress that taxes viii be
re iuced 500, 00O 000-and that the whis-
key tax will not be repealed, although
there may be some modification to the
whiskey used for medicinal, mechanical,
and scientific purposes.
The North Carolina delegation ought to
press the repeal of the tobacco tax ani
the tax OIL brandy with vigor-
THE Charlotte Democrat voices our sen
timents when II expresses the wish that
the President and Governor would appoint
some other day than Thursday as Thanks
giving day. 1t is publication day with
most weekly newspapers and they cannot
observe the day they would like 10 do.
We know this is true il the CHRONICLE
office 1t ought also to be changed for the
convenience of the schools so that the
holiday would fall on Monday or Friday
AS it is the holiday occurs on Thursday,
aud Fridays work is worth very little.
The NEWSPAPERS publish report that
Judges Clark and Jas. H MerrimOn con-
template rendering their resignation. The
CHRONICLE hopes they will not do this.
There are no ADLER or better judges on the
bench and the State can i'll afford to lose
their services. 1t is well enough, how
ever. for the people to begin TO consider il
il would not be wiser to give the judges
better salaries than to force them to retire
to the practice of their profession IN order
to make a living 1t is worth thinking
about. and the suggested resignation of
these two honest and able jurists ought to
cause all publicists and lovers of justice
to consider the question seriously.
THE READERS of the CHRONICLE will re
member that Barnum, the great show
man, said in 1884, just before the election,
that if Cleveland should be successful, he
owned fifty houses in Bridgeport which he
would sell at half price, that being his es
innate of the depreciation of property
likely to follow a Democratic admlnlstra-
ton When his circus was in North Car
oina last year, rival shoWmen tried TO
keep Democrats away fr' N the perform
ance by circulating this statement. We
NOW see it stated in the papers that Col.
Dan Lamont, who recently visited Bridge
port, saw Mr. Barnum. The above saying
was referred to and Mr. Barnum said:
'sWell. I'm a Snowman, and it don't make
much difference what they say ABOUT me
so long as they keep talking. Perhaps
did say something Of that sort, but you
tell Cleveland I've gone up on the price Of
those houses 80 per cent"
They are all coming around We are
expecting that in 1888 the honest RePub-
icans will say, ''Well, lets make Cleyel-
ands election unanimous.